Halloween
The Official Movie Novelization

Name: Halloween
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: John Passarella
ISBN: 9781982604196

Author: John Passarella

Narrator: Emily Sutton-Smith

Unabridged: 9 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Publishing

Published: 10/23/2018

Categories: Fiction, Media Tie-in, Horror

Synopsis

The official novelization of the revamp of the classic horror film HalloweenIn 1978, Laurie Strode survived an encounter with Michael Myers, a masked figure who killed her friends and terrorized the town of Haddonfield, Illinois, on Halloween night. Myers was later gunned down, apprehended, and committed to Smith’s Grove State Hospital.For forty years, memories of that nightmarish ordeal have haunted Laurie and now Myers is back once again on Halloween, having escaped a routine transfer, leaving a trail of bodies in his wake. This time, Laurie is prepared with years of survival training to protect herself, her daughter Karen and her granddaughter Allyson, a teenager separated from her family and enjoying Halloween festivities.

About John Passarella

John Passarella is the Bram Stoker Award–winning author of the Wendy Ward Novels—Wither, Wither’s Rain, Wither’s Legacy—as well as novels for the Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel series. He owns AuthorPromo.com, a web design company with New York Times bestselling clients, and resides in New Jersey.

About Emily Sutton-Smith

Emily Sutton-Smith is a professional actress and one of the cofounders of an Equity theater in central Michigan. Her stage credits include Out of Orbit; Doublewide; Summer Retreat; Too Much, Too Much, Too Many; Miracle on South Division Street; End Days; The Usual: A Musical Love Story; The Smell of the Kill; The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds; Maidens, Mothers and Crones; and Additional Particulars. A New York City native, she has worked onstage at almost all the Equity theaters in Michigan, including the Williamston Theatre, the Purple Rose Theatre, Performance Network Theatre, Tipping Point Theatre, the Detroit Rep, the Jewish Ensemble Theatre, and MeadowBrook Theatre. Emily is a proud member of the Actors' Equity Association and SAG/AFTRA. Her film and TV credits include The Funeral Guest, Gifted Hands, Butterfly Effect: Revelation, The Prince of Motor City, and Nevermore. Emily studied acting at the Atlantic Theatre Company in New York City, and holds a Grande Diploma in Pastry Arts from the French Culinary Institute. She received her Master of Fine Arts degree from Michigan State University.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Peter on October 14, 2020

Michael Myers is to be transferred to Glass Hill to be forever locked away. But there is an accident on the way. He frees itself and "The Shape hunts and The Shape kills." Will Laurie Strode and her family survive his coming back to town finishing what he started on Halloween Eve 40 years ago. What......more

Goodreads review by Jakob J. on October 28, 2024

I know David Gordon Green’s franchise-acquiring stock has been steadily declining since initially reviving The Shape (essentially bottoming out after The Exorcist: Believer bellyflopped into a shallow pool of split pea puke), but I liked his Halloween trilogy as much as I could like any unnecessary......more

Goodreads review by Rachel (TheShadesofOrange) on October 31, 2021

3.5 Stars This was a fun novelization of a horror I enjoyed. I didn't feel like the book added much more detail to the story, but it was still an enjoyable read. I would only recommend this one to fans of the movie.......more

Goodreads review by Gianfranco on November 04, 2020

He pulled out a portion of a white Halloween mask, a piece of Michael Myers' history. Sartain moved forward to observe the exchange. Clutching it by the fake hair in back, Aaron held the full mask out before him, like bait or a lure, designed to provoke a reaction- any reaction. The Shape stood motionl......more

Goodreads review by Fabian on November 20, 2020

The third sequel to my all time favorite flick. On first viewing, I was contented. But on further analysis, a legitimate understanding of why this series, in all its meta-multiversity, kicks so much ass. The doctor speaks, his voice weak and raw, "But you promised I could watch." The Shape no longer......more

Awards

Audible Pick
Scribe Award